Before Odell Beckham Jr. inked a contract with the Miami Dolphins, the Kansas City Chiefs reportedly made an appeal to the wide receiver. This information comes from an ESPN NFL insider.
The Kansas City Chiefs are interested in acquiring another wide receiver weapon even after selecting Xavier Worthy in the first round of the NFL Draft and signing Marquise “Hollywood” Brown in free agency. An NFL insider has revealed that the Chiefs were “appealing to” free agency wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. prior to his signing with the Miami Dolphins on Friday, as KC reportedly planned for a lengthy punishment for Rashee Rice. Fowler said,
“Well, Miami has been talking to Odell Beckham for weeks now,” “They’ve been trying to secure this deal, incentive package helped it get over the top here this week, but I was told that Odell is really intrigued by the chance to produce with Mike McDaniel. He believes that that head coach will get him the ball coming off of the Baltimore year, less than 600 yards, he still has a lot to prove. And talking to people around the league, they believe that if Beckham would embrace being an inside receiver, like a slot receiver type, he could make a killing in this offense. I was told Kansas City, that was appealing to Beckham in the process, Buffalo a little bit as well, but Miami sold him, they were the most persistent throughout this process to get it done.”
NFL insider talks Chiefs interest in Odell Beckham Jr
During an interview on SportsCenter, Fowler elaborated on Beckham’s process and the Chiefs’ interest, as reported by Bleacher Report:
“Odell Beckham is betting big on Mike McDaniel unlocking him,”
“He wants to produce, and he still wants to be a prime target. He feels like the Dolphins can help him get there. Now, they had an upside package of a little over $8 million, so they came to a sweet spot there in the negotiation. There were some other teams in the mix. I was told Kansas City was appealing to Odell Beckham, Buffalo as well. But in the end, he believes this offense can still help him prove something. This is a player who put up less than 600 yards last year in Baltimore; probably didn’t go the way he wanted. So, he’s going to go be the third option, of course, behind Jaylen Waddle and Tyreek Hill, but he feels like there’s enough footballs to go around.”
According to Ari Meirov, Beckham’s contract is a $3 million one-year deal with incentives worth up to $8.25 million.
The Chiefs would be prudent to investigate additional pass-catching possibilities, given Rice’s suspension is likely to coincide with Brown’s first season with the team, Worthy’s first year in the NFL, and Travis Kelce’s 35th season. A veteran wide receiver target could be targeted by the team, since they have more salary cap space than normal at this time of year, even if the pool of available WRs is getting smaller.
Tyler Boyd has been linked to the Tennessee Titans, while D.J. Chark has signed with the Los Angeles Chargers. Former Chief Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Michael Thomas, and Zay Jones are still available.